Bulletin No. 2, 2011

48   Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2011 Conference on Translation and Asian Studies The Department of Translation jointly held an international conference on ‘Translation and Asian Studies’ with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Stanford University, on 28 and 29 April 2011. Co-chaired by Prof. Laurence K.P. Wong (1st left) of the Department of Translation, CUHK and Prof. John C.Y. Wang (3rd right) of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Stanford University, the conference attracted an audience of over 100. Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (3rd left), CUHK Vice-Chancellor, and Prof. Hsiung Ping-chen (2nd left), CUHK Dean of Arts, delivered welcoming speeches at the opening ceremony. World Experts Discuss Role of Services Trade On 2 and 3 June 2011, an international conference on ‘Services Trade: New Approaches for the 21st Century’ convened under the joint auspices of the Institute of Global Economics and Finance, and Hong Kong Institute for Asia Pacific Studies. It was jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. The event brought together experts and specialists from the academic, government and business communities, covering themes on the competitiveness of the services industry, the benefits of services trade and investment reform, toolkits for promoting services exports, and solutions for improving the global and regional governance for trade and investment in services. Joseph Yam on China’s Monetary Policies On 24 May 2011, the Institute of Global Economics and Finance held the first public lecture since its inception. Entitled ‘China’s Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies’, the lecture was delivered by Prof. Yam Chi-kwong Joseph, distinguished research fellow of the institute. The lecture was a full house with more than 400 attendees. In his lecture, Professor Yam analysed the objectives and tools of China’s monetary policy, the Renminbi exchange rate regime, and the influence of China’s monetary and exchange rate policies on world economy.